Zoltán Manó Beke
Artistic operations officer and character dancer
Zoltán hails from Budapest, Hungary and studied at the Ballet Academy in his home town as well as at Maurice Béjart's Rudra School in Lausanne. He joined Ballet du Rhin 2001 as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2005, he joined Bayerisches Staatsballet, as well as a corps de ballet member. Important roles and parts include Gonzalo in The Tempest (Jörg Mannes), Liebender Mann in Le Sacre du printemps (Mary Wigman), Merce Cunninghams BIPED and Jiří Kylián's Zugvögel.
Starting with the 2016-17 season, Zoltán Manó Beke is responsible for the rehearsal schedule in the operations office of Bayerisches Staatsballett.
(Information as of May 2026)
Character roles in season 2025-26
Auktioneer in Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier)
State Officer in Illusions - like Swan lake (John Neumeier)
Head of Hunters in Giselle (Peter Wright nach Coralli/Perrot/Petipa)
The Nutcracker (John Neumeier)
Onegin (John Cranko)
Previous character roles
Notary in La Fille mal gardée (Frederick Ashton)
Priest in Don Quijote (Ray Barra after Petipa)
Sénéchal in Raymonda (Ray Barra after Petipa)
Innkeeper in Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung (John Cranko)
Slave Trader und Legionary inSpartacus (Yuri Grogorovich)
Alfred and Tree Spirit in Cinderella (Christopher Wheeldon)
Tart Suitor in Alice im Wunderland (Christopher Wheeldon)
Count Montague in Romeo und Julia (John Cranko)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (John Neumeier)